Bert’s Books
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Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB
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Email us on bert@bertsbooks.co.uk
Pedro and I are here today, so come say hello and buy a book! - Michael
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Pedro and I are here today, so come say hello and buy a book! - Michael
Congratulations to David Szalay whose novel Flesh has become the 2025 Booker Prize winner!
Find out more: bertsbooks.co.uk/flesh
Find out more: bertsbooks.co.uk/flesh
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Congratulations to David Szalay whose novel Flesh has become the 2025 Booker Prize winner!
Find out more: bertsbooks.co.uk/flesh
Find out more: bertsbooks.co.uk/flesh
And it's horror for Sally, with "Barrowbeck". A small town in northern England faces unspeakable horrors as things once forgotten begin to make themselves known... - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
And it's horror for Sally, with "Barrowbeck". A small town in northern England faces unspeakable horrors as things once forgotten begin to make themselves known... - Michael
Pedro is way ahead of the game with "John of John", the new Douglas Stuart due out next May!
A man returns to his home on the island of Harris north of Scotland to face familial expectations and disappointments. - Michael
A man returns to his home on the island of Harris north of Scotland to face familial expectations and disappointments. - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Pedro is way ahead of the game with "John of John", the new Douglas Stuart due out next May!
A man returns to his home on the island of Harris north of Scotland to face familial expectations and disappointments. - Michael
A man returns to his home on the island of Harris north of Scotland to face familial expectations and disappointments. - Michael
I'm reading "A Killer in Paradise", the new Tom Hindle due out in January!
This time, we're off to a tense reunion of friends in the Costa Rican jungle. It's so far as brilliant as his others! - Michael
This time, we're off to a tense reunion of friends in the Costa Rican jungle. It's so far as brilliant as his others! - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm reading "A Killer in Paradise", the new Tom Hindle due out in January!
This time, we're off to a tense reunion of friends in the Costa Rican jungle. It's so far as brilliant as his others! - Michael
This time, we're off to a tense reunion of friends in the Costa Rican jungle. It's so far as brilliant as his others! - Michael
Let's see what the team are reading this week!
Bert is reading "The Other People"; ten people have woken up in a dark house with no way out. They must solve a murder - while not ending up victims themselves! - Michael
Bert is reading "The Other People"; ten people have woken up in a dark house with no way out. They must solve a murder - while not ending up victims themselves! - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Let's see what the team are reading this week!
Bert is reading "The Other People"; ten people have woken up in a dark house with no way out. They must solve a murder - while not ending up victims themselves! - Michael
Bert is reading "The Other People"; ten people have woken up in a dark house with no way out. They must solve a murder - while not ending up victims themselves! - Michael
First book of the day, the indomitable Kathy Burke's memoir, "A Mind of My Own"! - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
First book of the day, the indomitable Kathy Burke's memoir, "A Mind of My Own"! - Michael
We’re open!
Now, remind me how to do this? - Michael
Now, remind me how to do this? - Michael
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
We’re open!
Now, remind me how to do this? - Michael
Now, remind me how to do this? - Michael
The first book of the day was a lovely one.
Little boy came in wanting a Dav Pilkey book, he needed £1 more on his card. I got him one of our tags from the Pay it Forward board, problem solved.
Then he needed his PIN and didn't know it. Another customer stepped in and bought it for him!
Little boy came in wanting a Dav Pilkey book, he needed £1 more on his card. I got him one of our tags from the Pay it Forward board, problem solved.
Then he needed his PIN and didn't know it. Another customer stepped in and bought it for him!
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The first book of the day was a lovely one.
Little boy came in wanting a Dav Pilkey book, he needed £1 more on his card. I got him one of our tags from the Pay it Forward board, problem solved.
Then he needed his PIN and didn't know it. Another customer stepped in and bought it for him!
Little boy came in wanting a Dav Pilkey book, he needed £1 more on his card. I got him one of our tags from the Pay it Forward board, problem solved.
Then he needed his PIN and didn't know it. Another customer stepped in and bought it for him!
I’m having a rare Sunday in charge. I’ve had to forego my sausage sandwich.
Who’d like a book?
Who’d like a book?
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I’m having a rare Sunday in charge. I’ve had to forego my sausage sandwich.
Who’d like a book?
Who’d like a book?
The first book of today was The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
I've never read it, but I've always heard good things about it!
I've never read it, but I've always heard good things about it!
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The first book of today was The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
I've never read it, but I've always heard good things about it!
I've never read it, but I've always heard good things about it!
I’ve done this one before, but I like it and it’s Bram Stoker’s birthday so I’m doing it again.
We put the board up every day when we open the shop, but the website is open 24/7 you know.
You don’t need to wait for me.
We put the board up every day when we open the shop, but the website is open 24/7 you know.
You don’t need to wait for me.
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I’ve done this one before, but I like it and it’s Bram Stoker’s birthday so I’m doing it again.
We put the board up every day when we open the shop, but the website is open 24/7 you know.
You don’t need to wait for me.
We put the board up every day when we open the shop, but the website is open 24/7 you know.
You don’t need to wait for me.
AND a new Skandar! The First Unicorn Rider is a standalone story from the world of Skandar…
Signed copies available!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-first-unicorn-rider
Signed copies available!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-first-unicorn-rider
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
AND a new Skandar! The First Unicorn Rider is a standalone story from the world of Skandar…
Signed copies available!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-first-unicorn-rider
Signed copies available!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-first-unicorn-rider
There are TWO new books that came out yesterday that I didn’t tell you about.
The first is The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
They’ve got a lovely tartan spayed edge and they’re signed!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-christmas-cracker-killer
The first is The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
They’ve got a lovely tartan spayed edge and they’re signed!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-christmas-cracker-killer
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
There are TWO new books that came out yesterday that I didn’t tell you about.
The first is The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
They’ve got a lovely tartan spayed edge and they’re signed!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-christmas-cracker-killer
The first is The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
They’ve got a lovely tartan spayed edge and they’re signed!
bertsbooks.co.uk/the-christmas-cracker-killer
Pedro sold a book in the shop. It was Wonky Donkey! Always a fun start to the day!
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Pedro sold a book in the shop. It was Wonky Donkey! Always a fun start to the day!
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Our first book through the till this morning was A Case of the Claws, a fun little book about cats.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our first book through the till this morning was A Case of the Claws, a fun little book about cats.
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Our first book off the starting blocks today was The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel!
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our first book off the starting blocks today was The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel!
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
And finally (for today at least) we have the final book in Angela Harding’s seasonal quartet
Winter’s Song is out today!
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/wint...
Winter’s Song is out today!
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/wint...
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And finally (for today at least) we have the final book in Angela Harding’s seasonal quartet
Winter’s Song is out today!
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/wint...
Winter’s Song is out today!
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/wint...
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Books!
There are some new ones released today! Including this lovely edition of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - the second prequel in the Hunger Games series
Order it here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/sunr...
There are some new ones released today! Including this lovely edition of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - the second prequel in the Hunger Games series
Order it here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/sunr...
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Books!
There are some new ones released today! Including this lovely edition of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - the second prequel in the Hunger Games series
Order it here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/sunr...
There are some new ones released today! Including this lovely edition of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - the second prequel in the Hunger Games series
Order it here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/sunr...
Forgot the picture. Here it is.
You’ll probably get a lovely lime green ribbon with this one
You’ll probably get a lovely lime green ribbon with this one
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Forgot the picture. Here it is.
You’ll probably get a lovely lime green ribbon with this one
You’ll probably get a lovely lime green ribbon with this one
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️